Automobile sleigh attachment



Mar. 2619123 1,449,036

' L. S. FEDEN AUTP MOBILE SLEIGH ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 12, 1920 2 sheets-sheet 1 H g H a *9 y m c N N is m Q R N N w Q 0-; H gnuauio'l Mar. 20, 1923 L. s. FEDEN AU'IGJMOBILE'SLEIGH ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 12, 1920 2 sheets-sheet jnumflof .Lam 6.2 6626271- GllfozTrel;

Patented Mar. 20, 1923.

UNITED STATES LABS S. FEDEN, OF SANDPOINT. IDAHO.

. AUTOMOBILE SLEIGH ATTACHMENT.

Application filed August 12. 1:520. Serial I'm-403,057.

To (11/ who-mil may concern l e it known that I. LAns h. Francs. a ritizen of tlic l nited States. residing at Sandpoint. in the county "of lionner. State of 5 Idaho. have inventcqlcertain new and useful lmprowmentsin .\utomobile Sleigh Attachments: and I do hereby declare the following'to be a full. clear. and exact descriplion of the inrentiongsuch as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments for automobiles. and pa rticnlarly to slcigh attachments therefor. I

Unc object of the present- .invention is to provide a. novel and improved device of this character which can be easily and quickly applied'to an automobile without radical modifications thereto. V

A further object is to-provide a novel and improved driving means between the rear wheels of the automobile'and the traction belts. a

Other objects and advantages will be appa rent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of an automobile equip xal with my improved runners and driving means.

Figure 2 is a. top plan view of the. same, portions of the automobile being broken awav to expose the parts of the invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical transverse sectional view taken on the. line 3-3 of Figure I. through the rear axle and driving means.

Referring particularly to the. accompanying drawings, 10 represents the front axle and 1] the rear axle of the automobile 12, in connection with whiclrtheinvention is used.

A metal frame including the central oir cular portion 13 and the downwardly and longitudinally extending arms 14,.is disposed outwardly of each of the rear wheels of the automobile. Secured to each wheel and covering the hub cap therebf, is a cupshaped member 15, and extending outwardly from the center of the member 15 is a who lar member 16. This tubplnr fnember is disposed within the ci ar p0 ion l3 and between the portions 13 and 6 are disposed the roller bearings 17. A

extending arm 14. at each side of v p 18 is engaged on the outer end of the member 16 to retain the parts in proper position. Secured to the cup 15 is a. sprocketwheel 19. the purpose of which will presently appear. Secured to t-hcsinncr face of each end of the frame which includes the armsl}. is an L-shaped bracket 20, and disposed transversely and rotatably through the outer ends of the arms 14 and the brackets 20. is a shaft 21. Mounted on each shaft. between the arm and the bracket. is a wheel 22 having a wide tread. as shown in the plan. view. Connected to each of the brackets and extending inwardly and connected to the axle. isa brace arm 23,.which cooperate to hold the arms rigidl The rear wheels 24 of the automobile are disposed between the brackets 20. as 'seen' in the top plan view. Engaged around the wheels '22. and over and under the tire of the rearwheel 24. is an endless traction'belt 25. the same being composed of a fabric body and -metal channel t-read members secured to the outer ce thereof. as shown at 26.- Seeured to the irwardly the automobile. are the forwardly extending pzhallel arms 2? between which extend and to which are secured the rurved' fender plates 28. which are adapted to prevent. the piling up 55 of snow in front 'of the traction belt.

Carried by each of the small wheels 92 is o. sprocket wheel 29, and engaged around these sprockets is an endless drive chain 30, the intermediate portion of its upper lap engaging over the sprocket wheel 19. Thus, when the rear wheels of the automobile are driven mfition will be transmitted throug the chains 30 to the wheels 22 to drive tlfe traction belt 25, with the result that the alttomobile will. be propelled forwardly r backwjardly.

What is claimed is: v 1. combination with the rear' wheel of motor driven vehicle. of a frame ineluding a, central hub encircling portion and forwardly and rearwordly extending arms. a. hub carried sprocket, small sprockets carried by theext1emities of the said arms. large sprockets carried by the extremities of the said arms. a drive chain engaged with the'smull sprockets and the hub sprocket. and an endless traction belt engaged around the large sprockets and th: upper and lower portions of the tread of the. rear wheel. 2. The corn ination with the rear wheel of a motor dri 'en vehicle of a frame having a central circular portion encircling the huh of the wheel and within which the hub is totatable, bearings bet-ween the hub and the circular portion, a. sprocket wheel fixed on the hub, arms on the circular portion extending respectively forwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a transverse shaft in the extremity of each of said arms, a, large sprocket, wheel and a small sprocket wheel mounted on each of the transverse shafts, an endless chain engaged around the small sprockets and over the hub carried sprocket, and a tractor belt engaged around the large sprockets and over and under the tread portion of the said rear wheel.

In testimony whereof. I allix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

LABS S. FEDEN.

Witnesses:

J. W; BAUER, GI LACHELSON. 

